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2008-09 (Junior): During the Big West Championships, Melissa took first place for the 400 IM race (4:18.37). Melissa set many of the tops times for races during the season. She had the season best time in the 200 fly (2:01.92) and in the 400 IM (4:18.37). She has the second best time in the 200 IM (2:03.64) and the third best times in the 100 fly (58.07) and 200 back (2:10.27). She also took over the fifth spot in Pacific record books with her time of 2:01.92 in the 200 fly. She became number six in the 200 IM with a time of 2:03.64, and number four in the 200 IM with a time of 4:18.37. 2007-08 (Sophomore): Competing in six different individual events, Melissa greatly improved upon her already successful freshman campaign. Her strongest finishes came at the end of the season during the February Big West Championships. There, McGhee established three new personal bests in the 100 Back (58.53), finishing 10th overall, the 200 Back (2:03.93) finishing sixth overall and in second among Pacific swimmers, as well as in the 100 Fly (56.95) to give her ninth place and second for all Pacific swimmers. 2006-07 (Freshman): Melissa provided depth for the Tigers as a freshman, swimming in six different events. Her best performance of the season was in the 100 Fly as her season-best time of 1:01.15 was the third fastest for the Tigers. McGhee's best individual finish of the year came at a January meet against Cal State Bakersfield, when she recorded a season-best time of 55.19 in the 100 Free to finish fourth in the event. McGhee also recorded a personal-best time of 25.16 in the 50 Free, 1:54.19 in the 200 Free, 58.73 in the 100 Back and 2:08.26 in the 200 Back. High School: Melissa attended St. Francis High School in Sacramento, Calif., where she competed in swimming and water polo. In water polo she was named her team's MVP and earned the coach's award. In swimming, Melissa was an All-American in the 100 Back and in the 400 Free Relay. Personal: Melissa McGhee was born in Roseville, Calif., and is the daughter of Kelly and Kim McGhee. Melissa has one sibling, Matt. In her free time Melissa enjoys swimming and dancing. Melissa is a psychology major in her third year at Pacific and hopes to become a psychotherapist or a forensic psychologist in the future. |
 
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